Taragon
Encyclopedia
Taragon is an EP
by the German
power metal
band Freedom Call
. It was released on November 20, 1999, by NTS Records. Originally available only in France
and Japan
, the EP was re-released worldwide in 2004, as part of the Live Invasion
album.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
power metal
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band Freedom Call
Freedom Call
Freedom Call is a German power metal band formed in 1998.-Biography:Freedom Call was formed in 1998 by old friends Chris Bay and Daniel Zimmermann during an off-period for the latter's main band, Gamma Ray...
. It was released on November 20, 1999, by NTS Records. Originally available only in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, the EP was re-released worldwide in 2004, as part of the Live Invasion
Live Invasion
Live Invasion is the first live album by the German power metal band Freedom Call. It was released on May 10, 2004, by SPV. The album was recorded in Düsseldorf, Munich and Stuttgart during the band's "Eternal World Tour 2002".-Disc one:...
album.
Track listing
- "Warriors of Light" – 4:11
- "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (UltravoxUltravoxUltravox is a British New Wave rock band. They were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the late 1970s/early 1980s. The band was particularly associated with the New Romantic and New Wave movements....
Cover) – 3:52 - "Heart of the Brave" – 5:16
- "Kingdom Come (EP Version)" – 4:54
- "Tears of Taragon (Story Version)" – 9:50
Credits
- Chris Bay – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Sascha GerstnerSascha GerstnerSascha Gerstner is a German musician and photographer, currently playing guitar in German Power Metal act Helloween.-Biography:...
– guitar - Ilker Ersin – bass guitar
- Dan ZimmermannDan ZimmermannDaniel Hans Erwin Zimmermann is a heavy metal drummer currently playing in Gamma Ray. Dan joined Gamma Ray in 1997.-With Gamma Ray:*Valley of the Kings *Somewhere Out In Space...
– drums - Biff ByfordBiff ByfordPeter Rodney "Biff" Byford is an English rock singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Saxon. Byford formed Son of a Bitch with guitarists Graham Oliver and Paul Quinn, bassist Steve Dawson and drummer Pete Gill in 1976...
(guest) – narration